What else is a man to do after scoring his first league goal since March than to have "I am the punishment of God..." etched on your man-boob?

Tattoos. Body art, a symbol of individuality and one's belief in personal freedoms or a waste of perfectly good skin and an invitation for a total stranger to make a permanent spelling mistake on your body?

Instead, the Manchester City and Italy striker has had a - correctly spelled - quote etched into the left side of his chest that, presumably, is meant to be an intimidating message to the men trying to mark him.

The words read:

"I am the punishment of God.

If you had not committed great sins

God would not have sent

A punishment like me upon you."

Chilling, we're sure you'll agree, though we're not sure how centre-halves are meant to read it when it's hidden under his City shirt.

The quote is not, as you may assume, from out-takes of Samuel L Jackson's classic "The path of the righteous man..." monologue in Pulp Fiction.

No, the Daily Mail reports it came from Genghis Khan, the Mongol warlord who conquered China in the 13th century.